Teacher Beliefs

Directions: This questionnaire is designed to help us gain a better understanding of
the kinds of things that create difficulties for teachers in their school activities. Please
indicate your opinion about each of the statements below.Your answers are anonymous
and confidential.

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* 1. How much can you do to control disruptive behavior in the classroom?

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* 2. How much can you do to motivate students who show low interest in school work?

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* 3. How much can you do to get students to believe they can do well in school work?

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* 4. How much can you do to help your students value learning?

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* 5. To what extent can you craft good questions for your students?

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* 6. How much can you do to get children to follow classroom rules?

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* 7. How much can you do to calm a student who is disruptive or noisy?

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* 8. How well can you establish a classroom management system with each group of students?

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* 9. How much can you use a variety of assessment strategies?

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* 10. To what extent can you provide an alternative explanation or example when students are confused?

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* 11. How much can you assist families in helping their children do well in school?

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* 12. How well can you implement alternative strategies in your classroom?

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* 13. Indicate whether you participated in any of the following GCISD programs:

  Yes or No
GCISD First Year Teacher Academy (For first year teachers)
GCISD New Teacher Induction (For beginning teachers and teachers new to the district)
GCISD Digital Classroom Teacher Training
VALOR (Vanguard Association for Learning, Observation, and Reflection)
CORE (At GES and/or CES)
SLI (School Leadership Institute for aspiring teacher-leaders across the district)

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* 14. How have your professional learning experiences in Grapevine-Colleyville ISD impacted your effectiveness as an educator?

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* 15. Not including the current school year, how many years of professional teaching experience do you have?

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* 16. What is the highest degree of education you have earned?

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* 17. Through which method did you obtain your teaching certification?

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* 18. Please select the campus where you are currently employed (2016-17 school year):

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* 19. Please select the campus where you were employed during the previous (2015-16) school year:

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